The fever first hit me back when I was just a kid
I wanted to do everything just like my daddy did
He raised me with a shotgun and a fishin' pole
And he tanned my ass when he caught me dippin' Skoal
Mama use to worry I was too rough and wild
She wanted me to hang out more with the city crowd
She hoped for me a good degree but I just wasn't the one
I chose to work the rigs like my grandpa's son

'Cause my blood is red, my beer is cold
I got backwoods livin' down in my soul
You'll never change me no matter what you try
I'm gonna be country till the day I die

Somewhere in the chaos of this crazy world
I messed around, got lucky and found the perfect girl
Cuddled up on a swing stars shinin' bright
She throws a wink at me, and I know I got it right
But every now and then she reads a fancy magazine
Tries to make me trade my country ways for the finer things
I'll never wear a suit and tie
I'm stickin' to my roots
They can bury me in jeans and these cowboy boots

'Cause my blood is red, my beer is cold
I got backwoods livin' down in my soul
You'll never change me no matter what you try
I'm gonna be country till the day I die

You can't change me
No matter what you try
'Cause I'm country till
The day I die

'Cause my blood is red, my beer is cold
I got backwoods livin' down in my soul
You'll never change me no matter what you try
I'm gonna be country till the day I die